Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Woman with Black Hair (Jeune femme avec cheveux noirs, buste), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1911, Oil on canvas, The painting shows Gabrielle Renard, the beloved nursemaid to the Renoir family for over fifteen years who became one of the artist's favorite models. Often Renoir presents Gabrielle in a maternal role, engaging with the children, as in 'The Artist's Family' (Room 1) or 'The Writing Lesson' (Room 14). Here, however, Renoir presents a much more eroticized version of his raven-haired model, who poses with blouse hanging open, one pink nipple just visible. Wearing a

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Photo credit: © Gibon Art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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